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07 2. it may concern: t known that 1,. KA L OPPERMANN, a of the United States, residing at ""0 all 2071 I,

lie 1 citizen liazuaroneclr, in the county of Nestchester,

State New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steering- .Post Locks; and I do hereby declare the follocks. V

The principal object 0f the invention is to provide a simple and novel lock for the steering post of an automobile. Another object is to provide a lock which can be quickly and easily slipped into or out of operation and which will effectively lock the post against rotation, and be itself prevented from movement out of operative position. Gther objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of a steering post showing my inven tion applied thereto and in operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same in inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the sleeve and associated parts in their positions illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the look member removed from the Referring particularly to the accompanying' drawings, 10 represents the outer tube of the steering post. Mounted on the floor of the car and surrounding the lower end of the post is a sleeve 11, this sleeve being provided with the attaching basal flange 12, and having its exterior surface formed with the longitudinal ribs 13 and the transverse or circumferential ribs 14. The post 10 is adapted to rotate freely within the sleeve 11, and rigidly mounted on the post, a shortdistance above the upper end of the sleeve 11 is a second sleeve 15, the outer peripheral face of ovhich is formed with the longitudinal ribs 16 and circumferential ribs- 17. This sleeve 15 turns with the post in the I act of steering. r

Arranged to be engaged around the two sleeves 11 and 15 is a split sleeve formed of two sections 18 and 19' hinged together This invention relates to improveinents in Specification of Letters Patent. Patented ly 13 1915 application filed May 11, 1914. Serial No. 837.869.

along one of the marginal edges 20. The other'long edge of the member 18 carries a staple 21, while the other longer edge of the member 19 carries a hasp 22 for the reception of said staple. The interior faces of the members 18 and 19 are formed with the longitudinal grooves 23 and transversely extending groove 24, these grooves being arranged to receive the ribs of the sleeves 11 and 15 when the members 18 and 19 are disposed in embracing engagement with said sleeves. Thus when themembers 18 and 19 are engaged around the sleeves 11 and 15, and a suitable padlock engaged'through the staple, the steering post will be effectively prevented from being turned. To release the device the padlock must be unlocked and removed, andthe members 18 and 19 swung open for enough to release the ribs of the sleeves l1 and 15 frpmthe grooves of the members 18 and 19. -The members 18 and 19 can thus be slipped above the sleeve 15 and to hold the same in this position there is mounted on the post 10 a ring 25 which is adapted to be received in the upper transverse groove of the members 18 and 19. In this position,

it will be understood that the members 18 and 19 may be just merely swungtogether and the hasp engaged, with the staple, it not being necessaryto apply the padlock. To

1. A look for an automobile steering post comprising a ribbed sleeve immovably mounted on the floor of an automobile and receiving the steering post loosely therethrough, a ribbed sleeve rigidly mounted on the steering post above the first sleeve and movable. with the post, a-removable sleeve formed of'movahle sections providedwith interior grooves and arranged to be engaged in embracing relation with both of said sleeves to prevent the rotation of the post,

and cooperating means carried by the sleeve sections to lock the same in engagement with the ribbed sleeves.

2. A steering post lock for an automobile including a. ribbed sleeve connected with the floor of the automobile and receiving a steeringb post rotatably therethrough, a second .ri'b

ed sleeve secured to the steering post f and movable with the postto aline the ribs of the said sleeve with the ribs of the first In testimony whereofl afix my signature,

sleeve, a secgionaly' interiorly grooved in the presence of two witnesses.

sleeve arrange to e engaged around the ri bbed sleeves, and a rib Carried by the post KARL OPPERMANN' 5 for engagement with the grooved sectional A 'Witnesses:

sleeve to hold said sleeve-out of operative R. C. BENEDICT,

relation with the ribbed sleeves. v 'A. M. BRIGGS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for Washington, D. O. 

